How does GPS work?
By: Leon Gray
Series: High-tech science; High-tech science
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780750290661
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Global Positioning System; Juvenile literature
Other titles: How does global position system work
Description: From its earliest uses in the US military to its role today in vehicle navigation, surveying and transport tracking, GPS has changed the way we travel, work and have fun. It has also become a crucial tool for emergency services, law enforcement officers and the monitoring of convicted criminals. Find out more about how GPS works and how this high-tech science affects your world. High-Tech Science is a series of four books that look at the revolutionary, cutting-edge science that we rely on to run our lives and keep our modern world working. It it closely linked with the Science and Design and Technology curriculums.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is the GPS?; title: Military; title: Navigation; title: Mapping the world; title: Safety; title: Tracking technology; title: Glossary.